Listening to
electronic music makes it easier for
me to enter
codeflow. This applies not just to straight
electronica, but also to
trip-hop, some
ambient and the less dissonant
industrial forms. There's something about a strong, steady
beat mixed with a
graceful progression of melodic tones that makes
coding easier. My
theory is that the beat regularity gives my thought processes a smoother
rhythm, enhancing my ability to think
logically, while the complex
melodies stimulate the
intuitive and
emotional parts of my
brain to provide necessary
insights. The combination of these factors allows me to write more
elegant code at greater
speed.
I would invite the reader to test this theory with Juno Reactor, Delerium, Orbital, Information Society, Morcheeba and Portishead.